In the Compton effect, a photon with energy E scatters through 90o angle from stationary electron mass m. The energy of the scattered photon is
A. E
B. E/2
C. E2/mc2
D. E2/(E + mc2)
E. E∙mc2/(E + mc2)
(GR0877 #97)
Solution: Compton scattering: λf − λi = h/mc (1− cosθ)
Photon energy, E = hc/λ
hc/Ef − hc/E = h/mc (1 − cos 90o)
1/Ef − 1/E = 1/mc2 (1 − 0)
1/Ef = 1/mc2 + 1/E
Emc2/Ef = E + mc2
Emc2/Ef = E + mc2
Ef = Emc2/E + mc2
Answer: E
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